Former elite detective Elisabeth has become the police chief of the godforsaken town of Messolonghi, and she does nothing to hide her bitterness and her hatred of the place. Rita, a worker at an eel farm, is a captive of her social status and her manipulative brother, a star at the local disco. A suicide roils the oppressive provincial air and forces Elisabeth to investigate the corrupt state of the local elite. Directed by Greek New Wave director Syllas Tzoumerkas, this thriller maintains its grip on the audience as it cloaks its realistic, socially-critical intent in a tale at once disturbing, eerie, dreamlike, and spiritual, benefitting greatly from its ensemble cast of charismatic individuals.